OLENA SHVED
The Eidetic of Burnout Syndrom

My main field of activity for the last 20 years was medicine. Working at health care system with its irregular working hours, high responsibility level, physical and emotional overload, clinicians are often at high risk of burnout developing. Burnout syndrome is recognized by World Health Organization as a long-term stress reaction marked by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a lack of sense of personal accomplishment. The Latin expression «Aliis inserviendo consumor» - «Consumed in the service of others» is still used by medical organizations, institutions and doctors personally as a slogan for their activity. The prevalence of burnout among clinicians is over 50 % and it is increasing now, at pandemic period. It leads to higher rates of depression, alcoholism, drug use and even suicide among healthcare professionals. The danger lies also in the fact that physicians who suffer from burnout are more disposed to errors. My personal experience of fighting against burnout syndrome pushed me to go deep into photography several years ago and create the series "The Eidetic of Burnout Syndrom".

Author
For the last 20 years my main field of activity was medicine. Nearly 3 years ago I became interested in photography. I studied at Kyiv School of Photography, Chekachkov Photo Academy, School of conceptual and Art Photography Myph. Years of work in surgical clinics pushed me to create a series «Behind the Red Line».
- Silver Prize in Paris Photo Prize 2020
- Honorable Mention in International Photography Awards 2020
- Honorable Mention in Neutral Density Photography Awards 2020

Website
https://www.instagram.com/shved_artphoto/

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